The Year of the Pig

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Coin from a Chinese New Year Coin set. Photo courtesy of William Price

Happy New Year. It's the Year of the Pig, which runs from Feb 5th 2019 until Jan 24 2020, according to China highlights.

https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-zodiac/pig.htm

CNN gives us information about how to celebrate.

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/lunar-new-year-2019/index.html

Because for some of us, no celebration is complete without mahjong, here's a tile featuring a pig at the bottom from a fabulous fully carved Chinese Bakelite set:

Tile courtesy of William Price

The dog on the top looks a lot like mine. Here's a photo of my dog contemplating a toy bought to celebrate the Year of the Pig.

 

Five minutes later, for a really "durable" toy:

And now a step back in time to 2002 where mahjong is part of a Chinese New Year celebration.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAZQ04ZzAyg

Kung Hei Fat Choi   Happy New Year!